kí

Propose an edit

Sign in or create an account to propose an edit. An editor reads every proposal before anything changes.

Add a pronunciation

Sign in or create an account to record a pronunciation. Recordings are reviewed by an editor before they are published — and a recording is credited to the person who made it.

Same spelling, different tones

These entries fold to the same letters once tone is removed, so a tone-blind search returns all of them.

• kiaux. shall; should; may; before a certain time; previously; not. see kò
• kìnot. kò is the simple form of the negative
• o(of assent), yes; i hear; very well; may (when preceded by ki)
• afiunless, except. e.g.-ẹmi ki yio lọ afi bi o bukun mi, “i will not go unless he bless me.”
• afibiunless, except. e.g.-ẹmi ki yio lọ afi bi o bukun mi, “i will not go unless he bless me.”
• bujokoabode; dwelling; seat. - e.g., ọmọde ki i wọ sọsọ ni bujoko àgbà, "the younger should not intrude into the seat of the elder.